According to the Pennsylvania School Code, all school districts that have hired superintendents on/after the fall of 2012 are required to develop objective performance standards and post them on the district’s website. The superintendent must be evaluated annually, and the objective performance standards must be mutually agreed upon by both the board and the superintendent. To that end, the Halifax Board of School Directors and Dr. Michele M. Orner have mutually agreed upon the objective performance standards listed below:

-RELATIONSHIP WITH THE BOARD

-EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP

-BUSINESS, FINANCE, and OPERATIONS

-HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

-STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

-COMMUNICATION and COMMUNITY RELATIONS

-PROFESSIONALISM

-STUDENT GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT

-ANNUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS

At the conclusion of the evaluation cycle, the board must publish a statement on the district’s website as to whether the superintendent met (or did not meet) the objective performance standards. The Halifax Board of School Directors will be issuing that statement in June 2018. A copy of the evaluation instrument used to assess the performance of the superintendent is available by contacting Michael L. Bower, Board Secretary, at 896-3416 extension 107.